Luggage-rack for automobiles.



J. C. MORRISON.

LUGGAGE RACK FOR Auromsmgs, APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28. .SHM

1,217,807. Patented Feb. 27,1917.

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LUGGAGE-RACK FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Application filed November 28, 1916. Serial No. 133,913. i

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, JOHN C. MORRISON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of Washington,have invented new and useful Improvements in Luggage-Racks forAutomobiles, of Which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to luggage racks for automobiles the object inview being to provide a rack applicable to the present day automobileand so connected 'with and related to one of the running'boards and thefront and rear mud guards to which the running board is attached, thatsaid 'ack may be swung to and from its position of use and' when not inuse, will occupy a position substantially flush with the outer edge ofthe running board so that it will not interfere with the complete andsatisfactory use of the running board and its presence on the machinewill not be noticeable to the casual observer. 7

v The device is especially designed for the use of tourists, campers andhunters, being designed to securely hold suit-cases, bedding and variousarticles of luggage and thereby being especially adapted for travel inthe \Vest and Middle West, particularly.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rack of the generalcharacter above referred to which may be adjusted to suit differentmachines and wheel bases of different lengths without requiring materialalteration in the rack itself.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereindescribed, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation of a sufficientportion of an automobile to illustrate the improved rack in its appliedrelation thereto.

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

The rack contemplated in this invention comprises a normally horizontalbar or mcn'ibcr designated generally at A, the same, in the preferredembodiment of the invention, being formed in two sections 1 and 2arranged in longitudinal alinement With each other 'and formed adjacentto their meeting ends with a longitudinal series of holes 3 to receivefasteners 4 1n the form of bolts, rivets or the equivalent thereof'which also pass through a splice bar 5 likeivise f toners "The splicebarfi thus provides for lengthening and shortening thermain hori--zontal rack bar A to suit ditl'ereni,lengths of wheel base.

l/Vhen the main rack bar A is in its 'posi-,.

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ormed withholes (i to'receire thefas Specification of Letters Patent. pt te a j g 917;

tively as shown in Fig. 1, by fasteners S) inserted through the endportions of the. bar A and through holes formed in the flanges 7 and 8of the mud guards. The bar A is supported at a considerable elevationabove the running board 10 of the vehicle by swinging links 11. Anydesired number of these links may be employed, the same being connectedby pivots 12 to the bar A and being pivotally mounted at their lowerends on studs 13 projecting from straps 14 eX-.

tending transversely under the running board 10 and connected byfastening means 15 in fixed relation thereto.

The useful position of the rack is illustrated in Fig. 1 in full linesand the folded position thereof is indicated by dotted lines in the samefigure, the bar A being provided with additional holes 16 to receive thefasteners 9 when the bar A is swung downwardly into the horizontal planeof the running board 10, the fasteners 9 being then inserted throughother holes 17 in the flanges .7 and 8 of the front and rear mud guards.

Thus the main bar A. of the supporting rack is fastened either in itsuseful position or in its folded position along the side of the outeredge of the running board 10. l/Vhen in its folded position the. rack ishardly noticeable and will not interfere with persons entering andleaving the vehicle.

If desired, the luggage rack may be entirely detached from the vehiclewhen not I required in use and When applied to the vehiclp, it may bereadily adjusted to different lengths of running boards and differentstyles, and sizes of fenders or mud guards.

I claim 1. The combination with the running board and the front and rearmud guards of an automobile, of a luggage rack comprising a. mainsubstantially horizontal bar, pivotal links for supporting said bar atan elevation above the running board, said links having a pivotalconnection with said bar and a pivotal relation to the running board andbeing parallel to each-other, and fastening means for securing saidrackbar adjacent to itsopposite ends to the front and rear mud guardseither in an elevated position or in a position along-side the outer.edge of the running board. 7

2. The combination With the running board and the front and rear mudguards of an automoblle, of a luggage rack comprlslng a mainsubstantially horizontal bar, pivotal links for supporting said bar atan elevation above the running board, said links having a pivotalconnection with 'said bar and a piv- 1 otal relation to the runningboard and being parallel to each other, and fastening means for securingsaid rack bar adjacent to its opposite ends to the front and rear mudguards either in an elevated position or in a position along-side theouter edge of the

